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Medical
Undergraduate 1
05/31/2017

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Term
Who discovered X-rays?
Definition
Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
Term
Who discovered electromagnetic induction?
Definition
Michael Faraday
Term
When was the first X-ray taken?
Definition
1895
Term
What was the first X-ray picture of?
Definition
Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen's wife's hand
Term
What did Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen use to take the first X-ray picture?
Definition
A crooked tube
Term
If a patient is 18 years or older, how must he/she be addressed?
Definition
Mr., Ms., or Mrs. and his/her last name.
Term
Which chemical reaction breaks down complex compounds into simpler ones and releases energy?
Definition
Catabolism
Term
Give an example of catabolism
Definition
Hydrolysis
Term
What is an active bone-forming cell?
Definition
Osteoblast
Term
What is a bone destroying cell?
Definition
Osteoclast
Term
What is a mature, inactive bone cell?
Definition
Osteocyte
Term
Which type of skin gland is mixed secretions of sebaceous and ceremonious glands called cerumen (wax)?
Definition
Ceruminous glands
Term
What is the primary by product of energy conversion?
Definition
Heat >99%
X-Rays <1%
Term
What is the inverse square law?
Definition
The intensity of the beam is inversely proportional to the square of the distance.
Term
Another name for infiltration
Definition
Extravasation
Term
What is the treatment for extravasation?
Definition
Apply cold packs to the site
Term
What’s the difference in degrees between the orbitomeatal line and the infraorbitomeatal line.
Definition
Term
Another name for dura mater
Definition
Tough mother
Term
Four fluid-filled spaces within the brain
Definition
Ventricles
Term
The result of the palatine bones failing to unite completely and only partially separate the nose and mouth-producing difficulty swallowing.
Definition
Cleft palates
Term
What are the four paranasal sinuses and where are they located?
Definition
- Frontal
- Ethmoid
- Sphenoid
-Maxillary
Term
Another name for “nose bleed”
Definition
Epistaxis
Term
Another name for micturition or voiding
Definition
Urination
Term
Pulse: the alternate expansion and recoil of a(n) ______
Definition
Artery
Term
Where is the olfactory pathway?
Definition
Within the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone
Term
Rods in the eyes are responsible for
Definition
Night vision
Term
The cones in the eyes are responsible for
Definition
Day vision
Term
The _______ gland involves regulating body’s biological clock
Definition
Pineal
Term
A TV camera tube used most often in fluoro
Definition
Vidicon
Term
Another common type of video camera tube used in fluoro (besides vidicon)
Definition
Plumbico
Term
How many degrees are between the OML and IOML?
Definition
Term
How many cranial bones? How many facial bones?
Definition
8 cranial
14 facial bones
Term
Tabletop exposure rate maximum for fluoroscopy
Definition
10R/min
Term
What’s the typical tabletop exposure rate for fluoroscopy?
Definition
1-3R/min
Term
What is the energy of the k shell?
Definition
69.5 or 70
Term
When operating below 50 kVp, you need ___mm aluminum equivalency
Definition
0.5mm
Term
When operating from 50-70 kVp, you need ___mm aluminum
Definition
1.5mm
Term
When operating over 70kVp, you need at least ___mm aluminum
Definition
2.5mm
Term
The atomic number of tungsten
Definition
74
Term
The _______________ effect- as electrons build, their charges begin to oppose the emission of additional electrons, limiting the mA range to 1,000-1,200.
Definition
Space Charge Effect
Term
Where are X-ray photons made?
Definition
the anode
Term
What do you hear when the rotor spins?
Definition
Ball bearings
Term
Leakage radiation must not exceed ___ mR/hr at 1 meter from the tube
Definition
100 mR/hr
Term
Number of protons in the nucleus of an atom is know as...
Definition
Atomic # or “Z #”
Term
Frequency and wavelength are ________ proportional
Definition
Inversely
Term
________ timers use fractions
Definition
Synchronous
Term
________ timers use decimal form
Definition
Electronic
Term
Ohm’s law is
Definition
Volts(V)= amperes(I) X ohms(R)


V=IR
Term
Power’s law
Definition
Power(P)=Amperes(I) x Volts(V)

P=IV
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